LOS ANGELES – Rheagan Courville joined elite company in LSU gymnastics history and capped a fantastic 2013 season for the Tigers by winning the vault national title Sunday afternoon at the NCAA Individual Event Finals.

A sophomore from Baton Rouge, Courville is the third LSU gymnast to win the vault national title, joining Susan Jackson in 2008 and Ashleigh Clare-Kearney in 2009, and her victory gives LSU nine overall individual national titles in school history.

“I am so proud of Rheagan for winning the title,” LSU head coach D-D Breaux said. “She performed a beautiful vault that was truly national championship quality, and her performance today is attributed to the great coaching job Bob Moore has done with her and all of the kids on vault this season.

“We are very grateful to have such an outstanding all-arounder win the vaulting championship, and we are excited about the future, not only for Rheagan, but for the entire team.”

Courville stuck her vault with great height and distance to score a 9.9250 after all six judges’ scores were averaged. Courville was the second of 23 vaulters to compete, and her score held as the best of the afternoon, equaled only by Alabama’s Diandra Milliner who shared the title.

“It’s such an honor to join such successful athletes from LSU,” Courville said. “It’s all about pride in your school, and I am so excited that half our vaulting lineup was in vault finals. It says so much about our team and coaches.”

Courville finished as the national runner-up in the all-around by scoring a 39.575 in the semifinal on Friday, and she also took ninth place on floor with a 9.8125 in her final performance of the year on Sunday.

Courville’s all-around finish is the second highest in LSU history behind Jackson who won the 2010 all-around national title.

Junior Sarie Morrison also placed in the bars and vault finals, finishing in a tie for seventh on bars with a 9.8250 and a tie for eighth on vault with a 9.8917.

Freshman Randii Wyrick ended her season with a solid routine to score a 9.8000 and finish 10th on bars, and junior Maliah Mathis posted a 9.8667 to take 13th place on vault.

Courville’s title marks the sixth in the last six seasons, the eighth NCAA title in the last 12 years and the ninth overall championship for the Tigers.

LSU finished the 2013 NCAA Championships with 10 All-America honors, which ties the 2006 and 2009 squads for the most in a single season in school history. LSU also tied the school record with seven First-Team All-America honors previously set by the 2009 squad.

LSU earned the third-most All-America honors of any team in 2013, only trailing Florida’s 16 and Alabama’s 12.

The Tigers wrapped up the 2013 team season on Saturday in the Super Six with a 197.050 to earn fifth place, tying the 2008 squad for the second-highest finish in school history.

Season ticket deposits are now available online for the 2014 season at http://lsul.su/14gymtix, and tickets are expected to cost $25 for adults and $15 for youth (ages 3-12) pending the finalization of the 2014 season schedule.